Leconfield 5 Day Jackaroo & Jillaroo School in in the Australian Outback

Tim Skerrett invites you to the Leconfield 5 day Jackaroo and Jillaroo school where he will teach you skills needed to work on an Australian farm.

Australia/New Zealand > Australia > New South Wales > Mulla Creek

Located within the rugged New England Ranges, Leconfield is nestled in the valley between the hills. From horseback view breathtaking scenery from rolling hilltops to wide open vistas. From the trees to the wildlife, you will be immersed in the wonders of the Australian bush and no matter the time of day there is always something to see! Located an hours drive east of Tamworth, the Australian capital of Country Music, Leconfield is a great place to get back to nature and breathe in the clean country air!

Additional information about the area

You can drive to Leconfield, but the best thing to do would be to drive to Tamworth and then contact us for more specific directions from there, as you lose phone service along the way! Or you can meet Tim with the bus at 9am on the Monday morning of your school and follow him out to the farm...we have plenty of space for parking!

Traveling by plane:

You can fly to Tamworth with QantasLink. Tim picks everyone up from the Tamworth YHA on the Monday morning of your school at 9am and drops you back to Tamworth on the Friday evening.

Traveling by train:

You can get to Tamworth via train with CountryLink. Tim picks everyone up from the Tamworth YHA on the Monday morning of your school at 9am and drops you back to Tamworth on the Friday evening.

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General description:

Tim Skerrett invites you to the Leconfield 5 day Jackaroo and Jillaroo school where he will teach you skills needed to work on an Australian farm.

Amenities/equipment of the riding facility

Round pen

Paddock - Pasture

Tack room

More details of the property

Located in the rugged New England Ranges, Leconfield has been in the Skerrett family for four generations. Since it's founding in 1914, the property has grown to nearly 6,000 acres.

What we have to offer

Horses for guests available

Riding lessons - Riding classes

Weekly

Family Trips

Group activities

Riding holidays for unaccompanied kids(age 12 & up)

Cowboy school

Additional Animals on the property

We are a working farm, so we have cattle and sheep on the property. There are horses here as well that we use for work and on the school. We also have some working dogs and chickens as well!

Other offers and explanations

Enjoy five days of fun horseback riding, calf wrestling, lassoing and whip cracking!
If this sounds like your cup of billy tea, come and join in for action, laughs and a cracking good time!

Horses available in our riding program

Kind of Horses:

For Beginners, For Advanced Riders

Riding (trained for / saddle):

Western, For guided Trail Rides

Riding program

with horses for rent

Guided Trail Rides

Cattle Drive

Minimum age for Trail Rides:

age 14 & up

Riding experience:

No restriction

Demand on rider:

average demands

Big/Heavy Riders:

max. 100 kg - 220 lbs

Notes and supplements for the Trail Rides / Riding Program

Be introduced to the way of Natural Horsemanship. Learn how the horse thinks and communicate with the horse using the horses own language. Where you can reate a relationship between you and your horse

Riding holidays for children

Min. age for unaccompanied children:

age 12 & up

Max age to:

17 years

Offered for:

Girls and boys

Comments on the kind of catering:

Vegetarian Meals possible by arrangementEnjoy homestyle country meals cooked over the campfire! Enjoy meat off the property and veggies from our organic veggie garden! Sit out under the stars and eat around the fire!